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4. Epic Poetry: Beowulf

DueSep 9, 2010 by
10:30am

PointsNone

Submittinga discussion post

Read / Listen to Old English excerpt of Beowulf online-Pull up the parallel Old English / Modern English page Click on "2" in the index on the left or just scroll down to Part II (line 115)-In another browser tab or window, play the audio excerpt found here (or download the mp3 file) that goes from line 115 to line 164.-Try to listen for the stresses and alliteration, and try to understand some of the Old English by referring as you can to the translation.

Read the entire Modern English translation of Beowulf from our textbook (pp.57-105) or using this text online (which has useful hyperlinked notes).

Which of the Medieval themes and ideas relate to today's reading? How can you learn about these within Beowulf or separately from this text?

Respond here about epic poetry / Beowulf. Remember how to write a good response.